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Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

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Biography

William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Personal Info
  • Known For Acting
  • Gender Male
  • Birthday December 16, 1929 (81 years old)
  • Died February 22, 2011
  • Place of Birth Cairo, Egypt

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Movie Credits

Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

1997

as Self

Doctor Who: Downtime
Doctor Who: Downtime

2025

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Rogue Time Lords
Rogue Time Lords

2007

Bullseye!
Bullseye!

1990

as Sir Hugh

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983

as Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart

The Corridor Sketch
The Corridor Sketch

1991

as Sir Horace

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

To Catch a King
To Catch a King

1984

as de Oliveira

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)

Wartime
Wartime

1988

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (voice)

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

1974

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

TV Credits

Minder
Minder

1979

as Raymond Wilkins

Doctor Who
Doctor Who

1963

as Col. Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who
Doctor Who

1963

as Tourist (uncredited)

Doctor Who
Doctor Who

1963

as Bret Vyon

Doctor Who
Doctor Who

1963

as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

The Avengers
The Avengers

1961

as Gifford

The Saint
The Saint

1962

as Alain

Casualty
Casualty

1986

as Claude Devigny

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place

1959

The Bill
The Bill

1984

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small

1978

as Paul Cotterell

Doctors
Doctors

2000